How Rachel Madan found her fit in fast-paced consulting
GreenBiz
MAY 12, 2023
Sustainability consulting is a growing area of need as companies ramp up efforts. Rachel Madan shares how she got into consulting, and what keeps her there.
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First electron beam welding of wind turbine monopile achieves “dramatic results”
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 12, 2023
The first foundation is installed at Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Marking a seemingly important advance in wind turbine fabrication, a group of firms has announced the first ever incorporation of an electron-beam-welded section in an offshore wind turbine monopile foundation (transition piece). The resulting monopile is set for installation in the second phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which is located more than 130km off the Northeast coast of England.
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Biomimicry’s role in shaping a sustainable built environment
GreenBiz
MAY 12, 2023
Humanity’s got big sustainability problems with the built environment. Nature’s got many of the solutions.
NY Bills to Ban Harmful PFAS Chemicals & Protect Our Health
NRDC onEarth
MAY 12, 2023
The New York State legislature only has a few short weeks left in the 2023 session to ban toxic PFAS chemicals from consumer products to protect communities.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Episode 363: Microsoft's fusion bet, know your audience
GreenBiz
MAY 12, 2023
Featuring insights from Dylan Siegler, senior vice president of sustainability for GreenBiz, and Lindsay Dahl, chief impact officer for Ritual, a traceable supplement brand.
ABB E-mobility and Scania successfully test Megawatt Charging System
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
Scania has successfully installed and tested a pilot Megawatt Charging System from ABB E-mobility. Deploying this high-power charging solution could enable operators to halve the charging time for heavy-duty vehicles, says Scania. Scania calls the testing, which was done to prove the technical viability of high-current charging, a first important step towards a future system, which will result in the progressive deployment of high-power MCS chargers, starting with current levels of 1,500 amps an
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Rove to build full-service EV charging centers in Southern California
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
California-based charging station operator Rove has announced plans to start construction of six full-service locations in Corona, Santa Ana and Costa Mesa this year. A total of 20 sites are slated to be open across Southern California by 2026. Rove says the stations will offer a customer-centric experience, with 40 fast chargers reaching speeds of up to 350 kW.
First Solar Strengthens Global Technology Position in PV with Acquisition of Evolar, a Leading European Thin Film Company
altenergymag
MAY 12, 2023
-Deep expertise in thin film technologies complements existing R&D streams -Acquired capabilities expected to enhance development of next-generation tandem PV -Expansion of advanced research efforts and extension of R&D network to Europe
Volkswagen introduces a new electric drive for ID. EVs
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
Volkswagen is launching a new APP550 rear-wheel electric drive for its ID. series of electric models. The first EV with the new drive generation in a 210 kW (286 PS) variant will be available by year’s end. The powertrain’s maximum torque is roughly 550 Nm, depending on the vehicle’s gear ratio, improving power development at standstill and higher speeds.
Illinois community solar land rush: What developers and EPCs need to know
Solar Power World
MAY 12, 2023
By Joe Jancauskas, PE, PMP, Senior Electrical Engineer, Castillo Engineering Community solar capacity in the U.S. is expected to double by 2027, according to Wood Mackenzie. Having grown 166% from 2021 to 2022 alone, Illinois is now ranked as the fourth largest U.S. state in terms of community solar operating capacity. Over the past two years,… The post Illinois community solar land rush: What developers and EPCs need to know appeared first on Solar Power World.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Frito-Lay makes its first third-party EV shipment
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo,has announced completion of its first third-party EV shipment with trucking and logistics company Schneider National. Frito-Lay is the first company to contract transport on Schneider’s fleet of electric Freightliner eCascadias. “By working with Schneider, we are taking an important step forward in our efforts to reduce value-chain emissions and move our snack products in a more sustainable way,” said PepsiCo VP and Chief Sustainability Officer Davi
The Week in impact investing: Alpha
Impact Alpha
MAY 12, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Leading with impact. When pitching big money investors, impact managers used to lead with “alpha” and downplay “impact.”. The post The Week in impact investing: Alpha appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Volkswagen and Powerco SE to build their largest cell factory in Canada
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
The Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCO SE plans to build its largest gigafactory in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. This is the first cell factory in North America for VW. The company said its goal is to produce up to 90 gigawatt-hours of battery capacity per year. The planned investment is upwards of 4.8 billion euros. It’s estimated that the factory will create up to 3,000 new jobs for locals.
Four-Fifths of Board Members at America’s Top Six Banks are Climate Conflicted
DeSmogBlog
MAY 12, 2023
Four in five bank directors at the six largest banks in the U.S. have ties to polluting companies and organizations, including major fossil fuel companies, according to a new DeSmog analysis. The research raises fresh concerns about the extent of anti-environmental influence inside some of the nation’s most powerful boardrooms at a time when campaigners are pushing the banks to enact stronger environmental policies at their annual shareholder meetings.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
INFICON releases ELT3000 PLUS electrolyte leak detector for Li-ion and sodium-ion batteries
Charged
MAY 12, 2023
INFICON , a leak-testing device and instrument manufacturer, has released an upgraded electrolyte leak detector for in-line leak testing of batteries. The ELT3000 PLUS directly detects electrolyte solvent leakage into a vacuum chamber to test ready-filled lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries in all cell formats. It has manual and automatic in-line leak detection modes for fast cycle times and high throughput in series manufacturing, and can simultaneously test multiple cells.
Offshore Wind Energy: A Clean and Renewable Solution to Climate Change
altenergymag
MAY 12, 2023
The market for offshore wind energy, which was estimated to be worth USD 27.33 billion in 2021, is predicted to increase at a CAGR of 18.82% from 2022 to 2030, reaching USD 129 billion. Because it has the ability to produce enormous amounts of power while simultaneously minimizing the aesthetic effect on the land, offshore wind energy is growing in popularity.
Sempra LNG Lobbyists Ghost Wrote Louisiana Officials’ Letters Supporting Gas Storage Project
DeSmogBlog
MAY 12, 2023
In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected officials to send to federal regulators in support of the project. Last fall, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) greenlit the Hackberry gas storage project , which involves converting underground domes constructed in the 1970s to mine for salt into storage space for up to 25.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Aina Abiodun, VertueLab: Centering community in climate tech in the Pacific Northwest
Impact Alpha
MAY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, May 12 – Nigeria-born climate entrepreneur and “professional nomad” Aina Abiodun is bullish on place-based climate innovation. “There is nothing more urgent than. The post Aina Abiodun, VertueLab: Centering community in climate tech in the Pacific Northwest appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
How Germany's Hydrogen Boom Stalled
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2023
Green hydrogen has the potential to heat millions of homes and keep German industry humming. So far, though, a lack of the environmentally friendly gas and the infrastructure needed to transport it have prevented its wide-scale use. SPIEGEL BY CLAUS HECKING, ISABELL HÜLSEN, BENEDIKT MÜLLER-ARNOLD, MICHAEL SAUGA AND GERALD TRAUFETTER, 11.05.2023 The pipe, it seems, just can't get.
CS Energy and Luminace Start Construction on 10 MW Landfill Community Solar Project in New Jersey
altenergymag
MAY 12, 2023
Innovative project to simultaneously close a landfill and top it with a new solar project
SSE to turn former Ferrybridge coal plant site into 150MW grid battery
Business Green
MAY 12, 2023
Energy giant to start construction of battery storage facility next month with a view to it becoming fully operational next year
Mastering Data Center Decommissioning: A Comprehensive Guide
Living Green Technology
MAY 12, 2023
Unlock the secrets to efficient data center decommissioning with this comprehensive guide. Whether you're a business owner, data center manager, or IT professional, understanding the decommissioning process is vital for maximizing efficiency, ensuring compliance, and achieving cost savings. In this article, we'll walk you through the essential aspects of data center decommissioning and provide valuable insights to help you make well-informed decisions.
'Sparks': Bristol department store transformed into sustainability hub
Business Green
MAY 12, 2023
Green shopping hub aims to encourage citizens to recycle, upcycle, and buy second-hand goods
The long and winding road to responsible private equity with Tensie Whalen
Impact Alpha
MAY 12, 2023
Host Brian Walsh is joined by NYU’s Tensie Whalen to hear why more and more private equity firms are starting to embrace impact. The post The long and winding road to responsible private equity with Tensie Whalen appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Capacity Factors (Comparing apples and kumquats.)
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2023
Originally posted here. The US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration chart below is arguably accurate but unarguably misleading. The capacity factors shown for both wind and solar, while they are the actual percentage of rating plate capacity delivered to the grid in 2020, are also approximately equal to the limiting.
The Week’s Impact Jobs: May 12, 2023
Impact Alpha
MAY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, May 12 — One Acre Fund this week announced it will reduce staff in its Kenya operations by nearly half as the. The post The Week’s Impact Jobs: May 12, 2023 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
OPEC’s Output Slipped in April Ahead of Saudi-Led Production Cuts.
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2023
Oil prices have tumbled in recent weeks over concerns about the health of U.S. banks WSJ BY WILL HORNER, MAY 11, 2023 Supply disruptions in Iraq and Nigeria caused OPEC to pump less oil in April, further straining an already tight oil market as some of the group’s largest producers are set to slash output sharply within weeks. The declines come as the Vienna-based oil.
ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Brookfield bucks fundraising malaise as it eyes another mega decarbonization fund
Impact Alpha
MAY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, May 12 — Private equity funds are bracing for a challenging fundraising year. Not Brookfield Asset Management. Already this year, the Canadian. The post ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Brookfield bucks fundraising malaise as it eyes another mega decarbonization fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Trust is a finite resource
Business Green
MAY 12, 2023
The government will try and argue its bonfire of regulations will not weaken environmental protections, just as it is trying to convince people it is serious about onshore wind development - but such gaslighting will be met with a weary scepticism
Global Briefing: US unveils plan to tackle power plant emissions
Business Green
MAY 12, 2023
All the top green business news from around the world, from surging cobalt production in Indonesia and new French green tax credits to fresh carbon market guidance and the latest US emissions rules
Slow solar, heat pump offers, and Cara Delevingne: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week
Business Green
MAY 12, 2023
From flexible energy grids to 'hydrogen face mist': BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Grid flexibility trials cut Britain's winter electricity use by 3.3GWh National Grid ESO data shows 1.6 million homes and businesses took part in its inaugural Demand Flexibility Services over the winter period. - by Michael Holder ( @michaelholder ) 'Grossly unacceptable': Government slammed for 15-year wait times for solar connections Environmental Audit Committee and
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